Taylor 417e-R Tobacco Sunburst acoustic electric guitar

The 400 Series offers the most accessible presentation of solid rosewood/spruce guitars in the Taylor line. This year, Taylor is updating these guitars with a new aesthetic package that elevates their visual character to match their stage-worthy sound. A new tobacco sunburst top gives these models a rich, refined-rustic vibe that complements the tonal warmth and lush overtone response of the rosewood/ spruce wood pairing, supercharged by V-Class bracing under the hood. New aesthetic details include an agoya shell rosette and an elegant “Finial” inlay design in Italian acrylic that evokes flourishes found in carpentry and architecture. With its highly versatile sound and newly refined looks, this guitar delivers pro-level performance across all musical applications.

The 417e is a Grand Pacific acoustic-electric crafted with solid Indian rosewood back and sides, a solid Sitka spruce top and V-Class bracing. The round-shoulder dreadnought design pairs beautifully with the classic rosewood/spruce tonewood configuration, yielding a vintage-inspired, blended sound with clear low-end power and notes that overlap into a seamless whole. A warm bass range and crisp trebles resonate around a slightly scooped midrange, while the innovative bracing design coaxes out more power, longer sustain and near-perfect harmony across the fretboard. Like its siblings, the 417e is detailed with white binding, black and white top purfling, a single-ring agoya shell rosette, Finial fretboard inlays in Italian acrylic, a gloss-finish body with a Tobacco Sunburst top, nickel tuners and a faux tortoiseshell pickguard. It includes ES2 electronics for warm and dynamic amplified sound and a deluxe hardshell case for storage and protection.